The City of Terror - Chapter 236

Chapter 236 - Monster Jian (Solo, Badly Damaged)

    Now was not the time yet. If he directly charged into the inner practice grounds, he might be ripped to shreds by those monster weapons in just a few minutes.

    Even without speaking of their numbers, their strength was also quite high.

    Although he did not dare use [Status Appraisal] on them, but on careful inspection, he could tell that the weakest Monster Tool inside was stronger than a normal 3-Star Creature. As for the winged sword in the center of the inner practice grounds, it might not be weaker than a 3-Star Terror Creature, but he could not tell its true creature rank.

    Arriving at the outer practice ground, Wei Xiao Bei went past the lime line. In an instant, his vision blurred, and he appeared close to the center of the outer practice grounds.

    This time was different from the previous two times. Not only was the position different, even the Wooden Training Dummies were different.

    When Wei Xiao Bei had just appeared and opened his eyes, he saw that the Wooden Training Dummies had stood up one by one while turning to his direction.

    In the next moment, the closest Wooden Training Dummy took the initiative and attacked him!

    Whoosh!

    Two big wooden fists smashed down on Wei Xiao Bei's head while carrying the sound of the wind.

    Facing the Wooden Training Dummy's attack, Wei Xiao Bei retreated two steps, causing the wooden fists to smash and destroy the cement floor.

    At the next moment, Wei Xiao Bei touched the Small Holding Bag close to his chest and took out his three meter long great spear. With a whoosh, the Wooden Training Dummy had been pierced.

    Puff!

    The great spear pierced through the Wooden Training Dummy like tofu, opening its chest and piercing through its heart!

    Blue liquid flowed out from the wounds and was absorbed by the spearhead. The mist that had already disappeared from the spearhead once again appeared with a blue color.

    The Wooden Training Dummy collapsed on the ground as the great spear was pulled out. A thumb-sized Wood Man Heart floated up in the liquid.

    Wei Xiao Bei charged forward and dodged another fist smashing towards him. He also took the chance to put the Wood Man Heart into his Small Holding Bag.

    Wei Xiao Bei had used the Wood Man Heart once before, and he felt that its effects were not bad.

    Since the Wooden Training Dummies dared to take the initiative to attack him, then he did not mind them as he killed some and farmed evolution points and obtained Wood Man Hearts.

    It must be known that Wei Xiao Bei was waiting for his disciples to become 2-Star Creatures before feeding them the Wood Man Heart.

    If he had given it to them earlier, the effect of training would not be as effective as now.

    With the turn of the great spear, he had pierced the neck of a Wooden Training Dummy causing blue liquid to spray out and be absorb by the spearhead. However, the Wood Man Heart did not appear this time.

    With the White Mist Great Spear, Wei Xiao Bei only needed to stabilize his body to easily deal with the Wooden Training Dummies.

    After all, they were slow and inflexible, so they could not dodge the great spear at all.

    In front of Wei Xiao Bei, the Wooden Training Dummies could not even compare to the Lickers.

    After killing eight Wooden Training Dummies and obtaining two Wood Man Heart, the doors to the inner practice ground opened. In an instant, beautiful red light gushed out from the inside, shooting past 10 meters as it charged at Wei Xiao Bei.

    Its speed was faster than what the naked eye could see.

    However, Wei XIao Bei had seen it before it leapt at him.

    It was a blazing red jian!

    In an instant, Wei Xiao Bei's [Retentive Memory] and [Precise Calculation] were used at the same time, as he tried to remember information about jians.

    Among the 18 types of weapons, jians were in the category of segmented iron weapon. They were normally made of copper or iron. However, the jian did not have any joints nor were the tips sharp. The segmented parts on their bodies were shaped with a depression. There were grooves and spikes on all sides!

    Its length was a normal 1.2 meters and was categorized as a short weapon. Strong people would not be able to make full use of the weapon, and its killing power was extremely high. It could even smash an armored person to death!

    The most famous user of this weapon was from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. He was a general named Qin Qiong. With a jian at hand, he had killed many strong generals. The famous term 'sa shou jian' (Trump Card) came from his techniques

    However, jians were usually used as dual wields, thus Wei Xiao Bei increased his caution a few times!

    This was one of the benefits of [Precise Calculation].

    If it was usual, Wei Xiao Bei might miss some particulars.

    Sweep!

    The great spear swayed as it closed in the flying jian. As long as it was in the scope of the spearhead's sway, the jian would be hit!

    However, Wei Xiao Bei never imagined that the jian was so flexible. In an instant, it slowed down its speed and turned away from the range of the spearhead, hitting the spear handle.

    Clang!

    The spear handle shook to the point that his hands became numb and almost let go of the spear.

    On the other hand, the jian did not stop at all. It followed the spear handle and shot towards Wei Xiao Bei.

    In truth, Wei Xiao Bei hated fighting with Monster Tools the most.

    The Monster Tools' bodies were either long or short. Their bodies were also quite hard. Compared to Lickers or Wooden Training Dummies, they could be described as crafty!

    If it were Dang Kangs and Gargoyles, Wei Xiao Bei would already been able to poke a few holes in them.

    Bang!

    However, Wei Xiao Bei did not let the jian have a good time. With a shake of the great spear, the jian had been shaken flying away.

    At this moment, Wei Xiao Bei used his [Status Appraisal].

Name: Monster Jian (Solo, Badly Damaged)

Race: Monster Tool

Gender: None

Age: ???

Creature Rank: 3-Star

Status: (The average monster tool's status value is ???)

(Blocked)

Skill: Qin Family's Jian Arts' Sa Shou Jian (Badly Damaged), Iron Heart (Immune to illusions, hinders appraisal, immune to mental negative effects), ???

Evolution Points: X (Unable to accumulate evolution points)

Items on Hand: ???

    …...

    Seeing its status, Wei Xiao Bei was amazed.

    Compared to the Xuan Hua Broad Axes, the Monster Jian had the skill Qin Family's Jian Arts' Sa Shou jian.

    As previously said, the Sa Shou Jian was an extremely famous move among the Chinese. Naturally, they also knew that it was Qin Qiong's technique with twin jians, but no one had seen it before.

    However, it was easy to imagine how powerful this move was.

    As for the end part 'badly damaged' and even the 'solo, badly damaged' in its status, Wei Xiao Bei could understand it.

    There was only one Monster Jian! This was the reason for having solo and badly damaged in its status!

    As for why the badly damaged status effect appeared beside the skill, it should also be because it was alone and not in a pair.

    Otherwise, with the powerful skill of the Qin Family's Jian Arts' Sa Shou Jian, its creature rank would not only be 3-stars.

    Thinking about this, Wei Xiao Bei relaxed, but he understood that this battle would be a difficult one!

    Being appraised by Wei Xiao Bei, the blazing red jian's body shook. It was as if its body was being drilled by worms. Soon after, it once again threw itself at Wei Xiao Bei.

    Wei Xiao Bei did not know that his [Status Appraisal] could be considered as a very rare and strong skill.

    It was an analysis on living creatures!

    Even if it could not see all the Monster Jian's status, it had touched upon its essence. Thus, any creature stared at by [Status Appraisal] would involuntarily feel unpleasant.

    Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

    The jian launched three consecutive attacks on the great spear, making Wei Xiao Bei feel that the great spear was about to break.

    This is too hard to deal with.

    Wei Xiao Bei's expression became gloomy. Most of his focus was on the Monster Jian, as he did not dare split his attention from it.

    Even if the Wooden Training Dummies still attacked him, he did not pay any attention to them and only relied on his instincts and reflexes to dodge their attacks.

    The pressure of battle was now on Wei Xiao Bei.

    Everytime the Monster Jian attacked three times, the most Wei Xiao Bei could do was thrust one time. Moreover, he needed to quickly pull back and defend against its attack.

    At this moment, the web between Wei Xiao Bei's thumb and forefinger had already split and was letting out blood.

    Luckily, Wei Xiao Bei had a high recovery ability. Such a small injury would heal quickly.

    Time passed by.

    Wei Xiao Bei used his [Precise Calculation] to slowly grasp the Monster Jian's attack patterns.

    In truth, the Monster Jian's attacks were inflexible and just used the same attack pattern back and forth more than 10 times. However, because of its speed and body advantage, Wei Xiao Bei had a hard time resisting it.

    When Wei Xiao Bei finally grasped its attack patterns, he was able to have an easier time in dealing against it.

    Whoosh! The sound of metal colliding echoed.

    It was the first time Wei Xiao Bei's great spear had hit the Monster Jian's body, leaving a shallow mark.

    After being hit, the Monster Jian became angry and continued its fierce attack. There were even times where it would smash the body of the nearby Wooden Training Dummy.

    It could be said that the Wooden Training Dummies had a lot of bad luck.

    They originally peacefully settled in the outer practice grounds, but they were massacred by Wei Xiao Bei a few times. There were originally more than a hundred of them, but now there were less than 50.

    Now, they were even injured by the Monster Jian.

    However, the Wooden Training Dummies did not have a good head. They still charged and attacked Wei Xiao Bei, sometimes helping him block a few of the Monster Jian's attack.

    The battle slowly entered its climax. Although Wei Xiao Bei had not been hit by the Monster Jian, its attacks on the great spear caused vibrations that strained his muscles.

    On the other hand, the Monster Jian was now riddled with injuries. Although it had never been pierced through by the great spear, but if the tempo of the match continued, it should not be far.

    Zhu Xin Yi and Huang Kun had already killed the majority of the Treeman Saplings. They continued to command the saplings and Zombie Dogs to continue the clean up while watching Wei Xiao Bei.

    In their point of view, Wei Xiao Bei was in a very dangerous situation.

    The long Jian was like a flying sword, travelling back and forth in midair. The Wooden Training Dummies on the side would even be beaten thoroughly by it.

Chapter 237 - Hard Metal Jian

    It was easy to imagine that if Wei Xiao Bei got hit by the jian, he would not have a pleasant time.

    The battle continued on. Even if Wei Xiao Bei's muscles were strained and injured, he still endured the pain as he stared at the Monster Jian. His ears paid attention to his surroundings as he waited for an opportunity.

    Whoosh!

    The great spear extended out like a dragon, heavily striking the Monster Jian.

    During this kind of closely fought battle, a fragment of the Monster Jian finally fell off the Monster Jian's body that was already full of scars. A red liquid slowly flowed out from the fragmented part.

    Seeing this, Wei Xiao Bei became happy as he felt that there was a chance to eliminate it.

    However, in the next instant, Wei Xiao Bei quickly pulled back as he sensed a big danger warning float up inside his mind.

    Following the red liquid flow out, the Monster Jian soared up into the air and stopped at a hundred meters. Afterwards, it hovered in the air as if it had died.

    In truth, Wei Xiao Bei could feel that the Monster Jian's aura became bigger. At the end, an illusionary human figure appeared.

    The human figure wore a heroic hat, a cyan body armor with five tigers design, and war boots while holding a silver spear in its right hand. The figure's height was tall, and it was sitting on a war horse. However, its eyebrows were sharp, and eyes were squinted. A long beard that reached its chest settled between its nose and mouth.

    When it looked at Wei Xiao Bei, a strong killing intent surged towards him.

    Qin Qiong.

    Even if Wei Xiao Bei was an idiot, he would still be able to recognize who the illusionary human figure was.

    The characteristics were too clear.

    Having a heroic hat that looked like a straw hat and a yellow horse, anyone who read the Sui Tang Yan Yi would never forget those characteristics.

    The illusion might appear that it could be blown away by the winds, but Wei Xiao Bei did not dare have any neglect. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. His great spear moved to kill the surrounding Wooden Training Dummies. Afterwards, he grasped onto it as he stared in the sky without relaxing.

    The illusion of Qin Qiong extended its left hand. When it grasped the unmoving Monster Jian, the Monster Jian's closed eyes opened as it stared at Wei Xiao Bei's body.

    Whoosh!

    In the instant, Wei Xiao Bei felt that his entire body was unable to move as if Mt.Tai was pressing down on him.

    The battlelog in his status panel was continuously recording.

Battlelog:

3-Star Creature, Monster Jian, used Qin Family's Jian Arts' Sa Shou Jian.

Qin Qiong's virtual image was summoned.

You have been attacked by intimidation.

Iron Will is activated.

User resists intimidation.

    Whoosh, whoosh.

    Wei Xiao Bei felt that he had regained control of his body, but just this much was enough to make his body drenched in sweat. Even his [Moisture Absorption] could not keep up with it.

    However, these were small matters for Wei Xiao Bei.

    The big matter was that Qin Qiong began to move. He cued the horse to move with his legs. The yellow horse moved like an arrow as it charged towards Wei Xiao Bei.

    The pressure once again landed on him.

    However, Wei Xiao Bei felt better then before.

    As the horse charged towards Wei Xiao Bei, the silver great spear in Qin Qiong's right hand was aimed at Wei Xiao Bei, making him feel a sharp pain on his chest.

    This was the bodily reaction of a Guo Shu Expert, who had reached the peak of negative jing against threats.

    This meant that the silver great spear was not a simple illusion as it carried a threat against him.

    Precise Calculation!

    In an instant, Qin Qiong's path downwards had been marked in his mind like an image. Even the amount of time and other points also appeared in his mind.

    Elementary Power Burst! Increase flow of Qi!

    In an instant, the bulging muscles under Wei Xiao Bei's shirt swelled up, causing his shirt to rip into pieces.

    "Kill!"

    Wei Xiao Bei shouted and stamped on the ground. He jumped into the sky and thrust his great spear into a straight line towards the Monster Jian that Qin Qiong was grasping in his right hand.

    Whoosh.

    At that moment, the yellow horse actually made a turn in mid air, making Wei Xiao Bei miss.

    The silver great spear passed through Wei Xiao Bei's left shoulder, and in the next moment, it was the true Sa Shou Jian.

    The Monster Jian suddenly glowed with red light, and Qin Qiong raised its left hand and smashed down on Wei Xiao Bei's back.

    Whoosh.

    Wei Xiao Bei was barely able to dodge, but he was not able to completely evade it.

    The glowing Monster Jian smashed down on Wei Xiao Bei's left arm.

    Without any sounds, Wei Xiao Bei seemed to have not felt any pain as his left arm seemed to have disappeared from being by the red glow.

    However, he did not split his attention. The great spear in his right hand smashed downwards, striking down the Monster Jian in Qin Qiong's left hand.

    When the Monster Jian was smashed out of Qin Qiong's hands, Qin Qiong let out a sigh. Then the his illusion disappeared in mid air; even the majestic yellow horse vanished into thin air.

    After seeing Qing Qiong disappear from the corner of his eyes, Wei Xiao Bei pursued the Monster Jian and struck its body a few times.

    Although he had lost his left hand and arm, Wei Xiao Bei's control on his great spear did not drop in proficiency. However, the Monster Jian appeared to have lost all strength after using the Sa Shou Jian. It could not dodge Wei Xiao Bei's continuous attacks.

    On the other hand, Wei Xiao Bei once again used [Precise Calculation]. He understood how easy it was to hit the unmoving Monster Jian on the ground.

    With the power brought by using [Elementary Power Burst], every strike of the great spear caused a sharp whiz.

    Clang, clang, clang, clang.

    Wei Xiao Bei continued to accurately strike at the place on the Monster Jian that had cracked.

    Finally, the Monster Jian's body could not endure the great spear's attacks anymore. With a loud clang, the Monster Jian's body burst open, spraying out red liquid everywhere.

    At this moment, the spearhead immediately let out a blue mist as it swallowed the red liquid like a glutinous monster, and then it returned back to the spear.

    Without a doubt, the red liquid provided a lot of benefits to the great spear. A few strands of red appeared like veins on the spearhead.

    Wei Xiao Bei had obtained 500 evolution points.

    In truth, he was dissatisfied with only this much evolution points.

    Although they were 3-Star Creatures, only the Xuan Hua Broad Axes were useful enough as they provided materials to upgrade his White Mist Knife.

    On the other hand, the Monster Jian, which was a lot stronger than the Xuan Hua Broad Axe, only gave this much when Wei Xiao Bei was so close to losing his life.

    Moreover, he had lost an arm. It was easy to imagine how much fighting power he had lost.

    Only everything above his elbow remained as the rest of his arm had completely disappeared.

    Although he had a high recovery power, fast blood staunching, and decreased pain, losing an arm made Wei Xiao Bei feel inconvenience.

    Let alone other activities, just walking made him feel uncomfortable.

    If it was before, losing one arm would make Wei Xiao Bei feel incredibly uncomfortable, but now, it was only a bit unpleasant. As for the feeling of loss, it was impossible for him to feel it. Wei Xiao Bei believed that in the strange Dust World, there was definitely an opportunity to recover it.

    Just when Wei Xiao Bei was pondering about the problems of losing an arm, the fragments of the Monster Jian appeared to have travelled back in time as they flew everywhere. In an instant, they had merged and turned into a red jian.

    After the fragments recombined, the jian fell on the ground without budging.

    Wei Xiao Bei placed the great spear back into his Small Holding Bag and picked up the jian in his hands before using [Status Appraisal] on it.

Name: Hard Metal Jian (High Quality)

Description: This might or might not be the Hard Metal Jian that Qin Qiong used.

Effect 1: Heavy attack, weaken the opponents defense by 30%

Effect 2: Vibration attack, uses vibration to damage the opponent, very effective against heavy armor.

Effect 3: Twin jian coordination (Sealed)

Effect 4: Qin Family's Jian Arts' Sa Shou Jian (Badly Damaged), using this consumes the users stamina, careful on usage.

Effect 5: Owner Recognition. This item will initially drain 1/3 of the owner's blood. After recognition is completed, this item will always return to the owner's hand once a certain distance is exceeded.

    …...

    Seeing the information on the jian, Wei XIao Bei was slightly stunned. He never imagined that the jian he had just picked up could have actually belonged to Qin Qiong. Naturally, it might also not be his as mentioned in the description.

    However, no matter what was said, the heavy attack and vibration attack appeared to have nice effects. As for the fourth effect, Wei Xiao Bei had personally experienced how much killing power it had. He was even skeptical that a tank would disappeared with just one attack from the jian.

    That kind of attack was something that a normal human could not endure.

    Returning back to the main topic, losing his right hand made it hard for him to use the great spear. It was easy to imagine how badly it affected his fighting power.

    But now, with the Hard Metal Jian that had a length of 1.2 meters, it was suitable for him to use.

    Wei Xiao Bei waved the jian, and by chance, a Wooden Training Dummy was charging at him. Wei Xiao Bei hit it with the jian and activated heavy attack and vibration attack on it.

    The Wooden Training Dummy did not even have the chance to retaliate as its entire body shook and suddenly broke into pieces.

    Wei Xiao Bei was dumbstruck as he looked at the Hard Metal Jian in his hand.

    This was something he could never have imagined. Activating both heavy attack and vibration attack carried great power. It was not inferior to a full powered strike from his White Mist Great Spear. It could even be stronger when fighting heavy armored enemies.